Leukemia
Conditions
Keywords
accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, meningeal chronic myelogenous leukemia
Brief summary
RATIONALE: Gathering information about patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia may help doctors learn more about the disease and find better methods of treatment and on-going care. PURPOSE: This natural history study is collecting health information and disease-related information over time from patients with newly diagnosed chronic myelogenous leukemia.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: * Determine the impact of current procedures for diagnosis, management, and follow-up on disease status of patients with newly diagnosed chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). * Determine the natural history of patients with CML who achieve response to imatinib mesylate. * Determine the health perceptions, symptoms, insurance issues, and work issues of these patients. * Determine whether medication compliance and planned dose reduction affect imatinib mesylate effectiveness in these patients. * Determine the molecular and biologic factors associated with disease progression and good and poor response to imatinib mesylate in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a longitudinal, prospective, cohort study. Patients complete quality of life, functional status, medical and treatment history, and medication questionnaires at baseline and then every 6 months for 5 years. Blood samples are collected at baseline and then every 6 months for 5 years. Specimens may be examined in the future in gene array studies and mutation analyses.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Age 18 years and over Diagnosis within one year of enrollment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impact of current procedures for diagnosis, management, and follow-up on disease status | 5 years |
| Natural history of patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia who achieve response to imatinib mesylate | 5 years |
| Health perceptions, symptoms, insurance issues, and work issues | 5 years |
| Affect of medication compliance and planned dose reduction on imatinib mesylate effectiveness | 5 years |
| Molecular and biologic factors associated with disease progression and good and poor response to imatinib mesylate | 5 years |
Countries
United States